A Great Day with Rive Gauche Pour Homme

Wow.
Today I remembered why I bought Rive Gauche PH some years ago.
In the drydown, it reminds me a bit of Aventus minus the fruit.
This is great stuff. Amazing.
Ultra masculine. Sexy. Confident. Classy. Impressive.
It makes me feel good.
I don't wear this one a lot, which is a shame.
This smells like the most expensive, exquisite shaving cream you can imagine.
A Creamy Lady Killer.
Go easy on the trigger and let this aroma flow around you.
Pure magic.
Thank you Jacques Cavallier.

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I have the regular one and also the intense version, both in a can, and I find them very close and absolutely great ! Longevity and projection are top on me. I had also in the past the light version but I prefer the more concentrated ones.
The can version can be found very easily on line ; buy it before it disappears !

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Just did some research, and my question about the intense version might be irrelevant, as I can't find the intense version for sale anywhere. Only intense version of RG available at a few places is the women's RG.
So Azzaro PH it will be, as my RG substitute for better longevity.

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Originally Posted by bigsteve

Just did some research, and my question about the intense version might be irrelevant, as I can't find the intense version for sale anywhere. Only intense version of RG available at a few places is the women's RG.
So Azzaro PH it will be, as my RG substitute for better longevity.

Rive Gauche is deceptive IMO.
Longevity and sillage is better and stronger than you might perceive.
I once did 3 sprays on a hot day and I can tell you, it was a nuclear bomb.
I was also convinced that it doesn't have good longevity and sillage... not anymore.
I realised that the strength and diffusion is just perfect.
You don't want this aroma to project heavily.
It should surround you softly. When you walk by people will get a whiff and be amazed.

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Originally Posted by noirdrakkar

Rive Gauche is a great fragrance, but to call it shaving cream is superficial at best.

Maybe it is similar to Barbasol for a minute, but the drydown is much more intricate.

I didn't call it ordinary "shaving cream" like Gillette.
I was talking about it in a positive way.
The scent of the best shaving cream in the world.

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[QUOTE=Suppressor;2818110]Rive Gauche is deceptive IMO.
Longevity and sillage is better and stronger than you might perceive.
I once did 3 sprays on a hot day and I can tell you, it was a nuclear bomb.
I was also convinced that it doesn't have good longevity and sillage... not anymore.
I realised that the strength and diffusion is just perfect.
You don't want this aroma to project heavily.
It should surround you softly. When you walk by people will get a whiff and be amazed.

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I agree with you when you say that Rive Gauche is deceptive ; I think the same thing about Azzaro Pour Homme. When I wear one of these, I reach a point after several hours where I feel that the scent is gone but in fact I am still surrounded by an amazing aura of fragrance.

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Oh god, I just had a terrible shock with this. I went to order from my online store of choice, and they had just gone out of stock today. Managed to get it at another online store for a similar price (around £30 for 125ml), but it really does reinforce the fact that this is quickly vanishing from the shelves.

If you like this, it's time to stock up. We could have another M7 on our hands with this one...

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i love this scent but i find the top and mid notes to be too old for me (i'm 19) so i commonly spray in the mornings so then it would have dried down for the evening which is when i find the scent becomes more "young" and acceptable for my age

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Originally Posted by sunny5011

i love this scent but i find the top and mid notes to be too old for me (i'm 19) so i commonly spray in the mornings so then it would have dried down for the evening which is when i find the scent becomes more "young" and acceptable for my age

I agree that the drydown is the best part of this fragrance.
FYI, I'm 24.
I remember wearing it to university while wearing a suit.
The female teachers were almost literally dropping their panties. LOL
Impressive stuff.
I haven't met anyone yet who is not impressed while I wear this.
Hell, even I am impressed if I haven't worn it for a long time.

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Originally Posted by bigsteve

I have it in the can, and wish the longevity was better. May have to go with the somewhat similar Azzaro PH to get the longevity I require of a frag.

Funny, I wore them together once and it was only then I realised how close they were in many ways. It was only after Azzaro faded away that I really noticed the classic RG drydown. On me it lasts longer than Azzaro (and longer than the vast majority of scents.)

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Originally Posted by bigsteve

I have it in the can, and wish the longevity was better. May have to go with the somewhat similar Azzaro PH to get the longevity I require of a frag.

Funny, I wore them together once and it was only then I realised how close they were in many ways. It was only after Azzaro faded away that I really noticed the classic RG drydown. On me it lasts longer than Azzaro (and longer than the vast majority of scents.)

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Originally Posted by martinijo

Funny, I wore them together once and it was only then I realised how close they were in many ways. It was only after Azzaro faded away that I really noticed the classic RG drydown. On me it lasts longer than Azzaro (and longer than the vast majority of scents.)

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Funny, I wore them together once and it was only then I realised how close they were in many ways. It was only after Azzaro faded away that I really noticed the classic RG drydown. On me it lasts longer than Azzaro (and longer than the vast majority of scents.)

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I have it in the can, and wish the longevity was better. May have to go with the somewhat similar Azzaro PH to get the longevity I require of a frag.

I find that Azzaro pour Homme has less longevity than Rive Gauche pour Homme. As well, not as strong. ( I like both, for what it is worth).

Regarding the RGph Intense, I have not noticed it lasting longer than the original. Both last the entire day for me ( which is plenty of hours !). With the Intense, the patchouli is more at the forefront).

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Originally Posted by bigsteve

I have it in the can, and wish the longevity was better. May have to go with the somewhat similar Azzaro PH to get the longevity I require of a frag.

Ditto.
Maybe it's just my skin, which is admittedly very dry, but after the initial blast of RG, fifteen minutes later I get.....nothing. I can barely smell it on myself, unless I press my nose to my arm.
(Very recently, had unfortunately the same experience with Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree: a lemon blast, and a short time later.....nada, zip, as if I sprayed on scented water).

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Love Love Love RGPH, and Azzaro PH is awesome as well. But I like the opening blast of RG more. It's bright and sparkly anise is a great pick me up on a dreary work morning. This thread is making me want to look for just one more tin can. I get a little panicky knowing this will be unavailable (or very expensive) soon.